Health Care
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Walgreens adds safe medicine disposal kiosks to pharmaciesJul 25, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire DEERFIELD - In the first national effort of its kind by a retailer, Walgreens has installed safe medication disposal kiosks at 288 pharmacies across 21 sta...
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Oakton adds medical assistant certificateJul 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College is adding a medical assistant certificate starting this fall to meet the growing demands in the health care field. Many employers in the indust...
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Innovation aplenty at Elgin hospital tech fairJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - A nurse for almost 30 years, Dorota Czerwisnki says she has relished the chance to work with some of the most advanced robot-assisted surgery technology at Advocate Sher...
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34 area companies earn Healthiest Companies in America recognitionJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Thirty-four Chicago-area companies have been named as Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health, a national leader known for its personalized welln...
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Abbott 2Q global sales beat Street estimatesJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $615 million. The maker of infant formula, medical devices and drugs said it h...
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Baxter declares 13 cent quarterly dividendJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Baxter International declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per common share, payable on Oct. 3 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 2. In May, Baxter in...
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Life Spine reports 44 percent revenue growth in first half of 2016Jul 18, 2016 1:00 am - Business Wire HUNTLEY - Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, sa...
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Gender pay gap in med schools: Female physicians earn less, less likely to be full professors
Jul 17, 2016 7:12 am - You've probably heard that women make 79 cents (or 84 cents, 92 cents or some other number depending on whom you ask) to every dollar that men make. Although the exact n...
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Surgical Care Affiliates partners with New Jersey centerJul 15, 2016 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has partnered with Raritan Valley Surgery Center, a physician-led outpatient surgery center in Somerset, New Jersey. The investment ...
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9-year-old Naperville twins to be Cubs' honorary bat kidsJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - Lifelong Cubs fans Charlie and Grace Wallin of Naperville are about to make their best baseball memory yet. On Sunday, through the hospital where they spent the first 12...